ServeRAID Error-Recovery Commands


ServeRAID Error-Recovery Commands

The IPSSEND error-recovery commands include the following:
GETSTATUS    Use the GETSTATUS command to display the current logical-drive status
     for the most recent rebuild, synchronization, or logical-drive migration.
     The status includes such information as the remaining size of the logical
     drive, the percentage completed for the function in process, or information
     about the most recently completed logical-drive function.
     Supported operating systems: Windows NT, OS/2, NetWare,
     OpenServer, UnixWare, and DOS
     Command:
     IPSSEND GETSTATUS Controller 
     Replace: 
     ° Controller  with the ServeRAID controller number (1 to 8)
REBUILD    Use the REBUILD command to rebuild a designated disk drive.
     This command is valid for disk arrays that contain one or more
     logical drives that are in the critical (CRT) state.
     Progress is indicated during the rebuild operation, but you can
     also use the GETSTATUS command to obtain progress information
     about the rebuild.
     Supported operating systems: Windows NT, OS/2, NetWare,
     OpenServer, UnixWare, and DOS
     Command:
     IPSSEND REBUILD Controller DCh DSID NCh NSID 
     Replace: 
     ° Controller  with the ServeRAID controller number (1 to 8)
     ° DCh  with the channel number for the Defunct drive (1 to 3)
     ° DSID  with the SCSI ID for the Defunct Drive (0 to 15)
     ° NCh  with the channel number for the New Drive (1 to 3)
     ° NSID  with the SCSI ID for the New Drive (0 to 15)
SETSTATE    Use the SETSTATE command to change the state of a physical device from its
     current state to a new state.
     Attention You must be very careful when you use
     this command. For example, you might lose data if you reset a Defunct (DDD)
     device to Online (ONL) without first performing a Rebuild operation.
     Supported operating systems: Windows NT, OS/2, NetWare,
     OpenServer, UnixWare, and DOS
     Command:
     IPSSEND SETSTATE Controller Channel SID NState 
     Replace: 
     ° Controller  with the ServeRAID controller number (1 to 8)
     ° Channel  with the channel number for the drive (1 to 3)
     ° SID  with the SCSI ID for the drive (0 to 15)
     ° NState  with the new state for the drive.
      Valid states are: EMP for Empty, RDY for Ready, HSP for Hot Spare,
      SHS for Standby Hot Spare, DDD for Defunct Disk Drive,
      DHS for Defunct Hot Spare, RBL for Rebuild, SBY for Standby, and
      ONL for Online. (See 'Setting Physical Device States' for more information.)
UNBLOCK    Use the UNBLOCK command to gain access to a blocked logical drive.
     RAID level-0 logical drives become blocked if they are in an array that
     contains RAID level-1 or level-5 logical drives and the array is being rebuilt.
     Because the RAID level-0 logical drives cannot be rebuilt, the data stored
     on the RAID level-0 logical drives is damaged and should not be accessed.
     After you issue the UNBLOCK command, you must re-create or restore the data
     previously stored on the RAID level-0 logical drives.
     Supported operating systems: Windows NT, OS/2, NetWare,
     OpenServer, UnixWare, and DOS
     Command:
     IPSSEND UNBLOCK Controller DriveNum 
     Replace: 
     ° Controller  with the ServeRAID controller number (1 to 8)
     ° DriveNum  with the logical drive number (0 to 7)


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